NFL Survivor Pool Picks (Week 6) - Targets and Avoids

By the growing weeks, football is becoming more like a video game. The deep passing attacks, defenses having such trouble to get a stop, and coaches going for it more and more often on fourth down. Chargers head coach Brandon Staley went for it with 10:34 to go in the third quarter. It was a […]

NFL DFS RB and WR Anchors For Week 6 (Premium Content)

All other Week 6 Premium Tools and Content can be accessed on the premium dashboard. In this piece, we're looking at the top running backs or wide receivers to build your cash or tournament lineups around. Most weeks I am going to recommend two running backs and two wide receivers who you can use as […]

WR/CB Matchups to Target and Downgrade - Week 6

Welcome to Week 6 of the WR/CB Matchups article. For those who are not familiar, this is a weekly series looking at fantasy football matchups for wide receivers versus the cornerbacks who are projected to cover them. Creating the weekly matchup chart has been more challenging than usual this year due to the fact that […]

Sneaky Starts, Pivot Plays and Post-Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 6

Fantasy football waiver wires will have fewer players that can help you this week. There will be no Atlanta Falcons, New York Jets, San Francisco 49ers or New Orleans Saints mentioned in this week’s column. That’s because fantasy football managers will have to deal with their first round of NFL teams being on their bye […]

Week 6 Kicker Streamers and Starts – 2021 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

The first week of byes are upon us and while bye weeks are not the hardship for kickers as opposed to other positions, decisions still need to be made. Luckily, fantasy managers will not need to make any decisions this week with the Falcons, Jets, 49ers and Saints on bye. The Bengals vs Packers game […]

Chester Rogers Questionable For MNF

Tennessee Titans wide receiver Chester Rogers (groin) is listed as questionable for Monday night against the Bills. The 27-year-old was limited during practice on Thursday and Saturday with a full session sandwiched in between on Friday. Through five weeks, he has caught 13 of 20 targets for 179 yards and a touchdown. The former Colts […]

Jeremy McNichols Questionable For Week 6

Tennessee Titans running back Jeremy McNichols (ankle) is officially listed as questionable for Monday Night Football against the Bills. The 25-year-old has primarily filled in for Derrick Henry on passing downs, catching 17 passes for 160 yards and a touchdown this season. There is a very legitimate chance that he does not suit up after […]

Key Starters and Tough Calls: Lineup Spotlights for Week 6

Below you will find some of my spotlight choices and players to go with when dealing with challenging lineup decisions in Week 6. These selections are based off my Premium Weekly Lineup Rankings, available as part of the RotoBaller NFL Premium Pass. Enter promo code KING at checkout for a discount and get access to all of […]

A.J. Brown To Be Limited Until Week 10

Tennessee Titans wide receiver A.J. Brown (hamstring) is expected to play in Week 6, but will be limited for the time being. The organization said Brown won't receive a full complement of snaps until Week 10. They want to be careful with his lingering hamstring issue. Despite what they say, Brown was on the field […]

Trade your Studs?

I debated writing this article and risking my reputation as a super famous sportswriter by suggesting such a controversial strategy. But then I realized without risk, like grabbing Ja’Marr Chase in the sixth round, there is no glory. Back to the topic at hand, I will pose this question, “Is depth more valuable than star players […]

Finding Tight End Breakouts - Champs, Chumps, and Contenders

Through five weeks of the NFL, fantasy managers have had to deal with an ever-changing top-10 at the tight end position. It's really not anything new if you've been playing fantasy football longer than... well, yesterday. This position has long been one with a lot of turnover and very few consistent options on a week-to-week […]

Week 6 IDP Fantasy Football Rankings

It is officially the beginning of bye weeks in the NFL, which means your set-it-and-forget-it defensive lineups are about to be tossed like a salad. Times like these often force you to make adjustments you don't like, take risks, and get creative. Sometimes creativity can be great, too, like when Caleb Oreo decided to glue […]

Randy Bullock - Week 6 Outlook for Fantasy Football

Tennessee Titans kicker Randy Bullock has been solid in 2021, converting nine of 11 field-goal attempts and 10 of 11 extra-point tries over five weeks. Monday's game between the Buffalo Bills and Titans has a high over/under of 54, with Tennessee's team implied total projected at 24. The Bills defense has been stout this season, […]

Week 6 Defense (DEF) Streamers and Starts - 2021 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

Coming off my worst week of the season, getting only five of the top-10 defenses right, I spent a lot of Monday thinking about what I had missed. How did New England fail against Houston? What did the Lions do to get into the top-10 against a strong Minnesota offense? As I was racking my […]

Wide Receiver Snap Counts and Target Trends - Week 5 Analysis

Your wide receivers remain essential components toward your primary goal of securing league championships. As the season unfolds, an expanding collection of tools are available that can provide you with an extensive level of knowledge regarding this critical position. Those results provide the foundation for this weekly statistical breakdown of the wide receiver position, which […]

A.J. Brown - Week 6 Outlook for Fantasy Football

Tennesee Titans wide receiver A.J. Brown (hamstring) was a full participant in Thursday's practice and is expected to play in Monday's game against the Buffalo Bills. Last week, he returned to action after missing Week 4 with a hamstring injury and caught 3-of-6 targets for 38 yards in last Sunday's win over the Jacksonville Jaguars. […]

Anthony Firkser - Week 6 Outlook for Fantasy Football

Tennessee Titans' tight end Anthony Firkser gets a tough matchup against the Buffalo Bills, who are fourth in DVOA against TEs this season. The 26-year-old is the Titans' top pass-catching tight end but is expected to see less of a role in Week 6 with the pending return of star-wideout Julio Jones (hamstring). He has […]

Ryan Tannehill - Week 6 Outlook for Fantasy Football

Tennessee Titans quarterback Ryan Tannehill is a low-end QB2 in Monday Night Football's game against a tough Buffalo Bills defense. He has thrown multiple touchdowns just once over five games this season and gets Buffalo's defense that is first in DVOA against the pass. The 33-year-old has been sacked 20 times as the offensive line […]

Derrick Henry - Week 6 Outlook for Fantasy Football

Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry will go up against the best rush defense in the league in Monday's matchup against the Buffalo Bills. The Bills' defense is number one in DVOA against the run and allows 78.4 rushing yards per game this season. Henry is the highest-scoring back in fantasy and should produce again […]

A.J. Brown, Julio Jones Practicing In Full

Tennessee Titans wide receivers A.J. Brown (hamstring) and Julio Jones (hamstring) were both full participants in practice on Thursday. It's more notable for Jones, who has missed the last two games. He's now on track to play on Monday night against the Buffalo Bills. Brown was able to return last week but caught just three […]

NFL DFS Strategy: 2021 DraftKings Scoring Analysis

We talk a lot about NFL DFS here at RotoBaller. It is a wildly popular game and in fact, it proves to be much more strategic and beatable than season-long fantasy football. By that I mean that the best players will win at a higher rate in DFS than the best players will win in […]

NFL's Most Concentrated Offenses

Volume is the most important component of fantasy scoring. We have seen time and time again a freak athlete failing to put up fantasy points because he just can't get the ball in his hands. Picking your fantasy players from teams that are known to depend on a small number of players to move the […]

Julio Jones Back at Practice on Wednesday

Tennessee Titans wide receiver Julio Jones was back at the open portion of practice on Wednesday after missing the last two weeks with a hamstring injury. Considering the Titans play on Monday night, the fact that Jones is already practicing on Wednesday should lead to some optimism for his return against the Bills. The Titans' […]

The Running Game Is Alive! NextGen Stats Analysis

With five weeks of play in the books and things starting to settle a bit, it's time to get back to studying some of the rushers around the league and see how they have performed through (almost) the first third of the season. To gain the biggest edge in your fantasy football league, it's necessary […]

Key Fantasy Football Data from Week 5

Another week gone and now we are really into the thick of it. We are deep enough into the season now for your team's playoffs hope to be dashed already, but since you're here I'm assuming that doesn't apply to you. We are really seeing the injuries pile up now and the waiver wire is […]

Surprise Fantasy Football Studs, Duds - Real or Mirage?

Week 5 of the NFL season is now in the books and as expected Justin Herbert, Lamar Jackson, Tom Brady, Josh Allen and Dak Prescott finished as QB1's. On the unexpected side of things Davis Mills shocked the world and threw for three touchdowns against the Patriots to finish as QB-6 and Jameis Winston carved up Washington for four […]

Fantasy Football Champs and Chumps - Offensive Line Analysis for Week 6

The NFL season is flying by and we are starting to get a great feeling for the contenders and pretenders in the 2021 NFL season. More importantly, we are starting to see offensive line units begin to gel and establish themselves across the league. Through five weeks, the Washington Football team has been the best […]

Week 6 Waiver Wire Pickups & Adds

Unfortunately, the injury bug has come back to bite some big-name running backs. If you managed to add Alexander Mattison a couple weeks ago or Damien Williams last week and roll with them in your lineup, you were a happy GM in Week 5. Will replacements for Saquon Barkley and Clyde Edwards-Helaire be similarly productive […]

Running Back Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 6

After five weeks of the regular season, some of you have been able to embrace the numbers that have been assembled by the running backs that are contained on your rosters. Unfortunately, an increasing number of fantasy managers have encountered injuries, while others have contended with disappointing output due to a collection of unexpected developments. The […]

Randy Bullock Tallies Seven Points In Week 5 Win

Tennessee Titans kicker Randy Bullock went 1-for-1 in field goal attempts and was 4-for-5 in extra-point tries in Sunday's 37-19 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars. He drilled a 34-yard field goal before halftime, and his only missed kick Sunday's win came on an extra point attempt later in the game. The 31-year-old has now converted […]